camper trailer dust seals

cmt

The existing dust seals on my camper have compressed to the point that they are useless . Off to the the Simpson in 4 weeks . Can anyone advise a good seal rubber and where I might be able to buy it from . A lot of manufacturers talk of pinchweld rubber seals is this good and readily available ??

replied:
Yep - a supplier of industrial rubber mouldings should have an adhesive backed profile to suit - they come in a lot of types, widths and calipers. The seals can get tired and lose their effectiveness, even when they don't appear worn out.

replied:
I had the same problem and decided to fix it before going to the Pilbara in July. Clark rubber had a huge range, the existing seals were simply flat rubber about 3cms x 4mm, I decided that the best thing to do would be to leave the existing compressed seals in place on the frame, and just glue the new ones on the door to match.

WRONG, more dust than before I 'fixed' the problem.

I think that what was happening was that the increased thickness near the hinge caused a gap at the catch end. I am now going to remove the original seal and see if things improve, if they don't then the whole lot goes and I start again!